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Ceratophryinae
Temporal range: 70–0Ma
Late Cretaceous – Recent
Argentine Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)1.JPG
Ceratophrys ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Lissamphibia
Order:
Anura
Suborder:
Neobatrachia
Family:
Leptodactylidae
Subfamily:
Ceratophryinae

Tschudi, 1838
Genera

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The Ceratophryinae, known as common horned frogs, are a subfamily of the leptodactylid frogs. All species live in South America.

Fossils of the giant Beelzebufo from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest that the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana. Not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like growth at the eyes. All are carnivorous, terrestrial or semi-aquatic. They have large heads and mouths.

Some people enjoy keeping these frogs as pets.

Genera

  • †Beelzebufo, Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008.
  • Ceratophrys, Wied-Neuwied, 1824.
  • Chacophrys, Reig & Limeses, 1963.
  • Lepidobatrachus, Budgett, 1899.
  • Macrogenioglottus, Carvalho, 1946.
  • Odontophrynus, Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862.
  • Proceratophrys, Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920.

See also

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